Mekedatu dam row: DMK to boycott assembly session tomorrow
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) treasurer M.K. Stalin on Friday said that his party would boycott the assembly session on Saturday in support of the farmers' protest over the construction of a dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu.
"The farmers are going on one-day protest on dam across Cauvery issue supporting it. The DMK will boycott the assembly session tomorrow," he told ANI.
"We should not stop it only with passing a resolution. All the parties should jointly meet the Prime Minister and insist on this," he added.
The Tamil Nadu Government earlier in the day passed a resolution urging the Centre to instruct Karnataka not to proceed with Mekedatu dam project without the former's consent.
The resolution urges the Centre to stop Karnataka from preparing a detailed project report.
It also urges the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Management Board and Water Regulation Committee.